Kemal Atatürk
noun
Mustafa or Mustapha KemalKemal Pasha, 1881–1938, Turkish general: president of Turkey 1923–38.
Kemalist
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a word derived from
Kemal Atatürk.
Example Sentences
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In the case of the Kemalist period, there was always the same kind of maneuvering that there is now.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2016
But the Kemalist project never managed to erase religion from the social or political landscape.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2015
Erdogan came to power in 2003, bristling to undo the Kemalist state.
From Time ● Jun. 6, 2014
The Greeks certainly complain that the Kemalist army, after being almost devoid of artillery, suddenly became possessed of it in a mysterious way, and shelled them with French shells.
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Stephen Graham
